New Mexico Destination Imagination

Since joining Destination Imagination earlier this year, our new CEO, Mark Giordono, has been spending time doing something important: listening.

He’s been connecting with Affiliates, volunteers, and students across the DI community and attending tournaments to watch teams present their solutions.

We recently asked Mark to share what drew him to Destination Imagination, why creativity matters more than ever today, and what he’s learning from the global DI community.

Read the full conversation: https://hubs.la/Q046qGL50

Don't forget to bring your canned food to tournament to send with the .isotopes mascot ORBIT for the FOOD BANKS OF NEW MEXICO!

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It's time to get WILD with NMDI!! Our 2026 theme is the WILD WEST!! 🤠

Calling all NMDI to submit your design for our contest. 👀 The winning design is used for our state tshirts and pins! 💜🤎

Let's get this DI year off to a great start!! This is how. 👀 If you have questions our state affiliate director is very versed in how to manage successful teams from start to finish! 💜🤎

Have a creative kid who turns boxes into brilliance? Then they might just be a Cardboard Genius! 🧠📦 Our friends at Chompshop launched their biggest contest ever—and it’s basically made for DIers. With just cardboard and dice, your team can turn imagination into invention, and maybe even win $1,000! Here’s how it works 👇 📦 Step 1: Build Your Dice Use the template from the ChompSaw box or grab it free online. (No ChompSaw? No problem.) 🎲 Step 2: Roll for Your Prompt Film yourself rolling the dice twice to reveal your design challenge—like a “toy for a dog” or “vehicle for a celebrity.” There are 144 possible combos! 🛠️ Step 3: Start Inventing Make your creation with 90% cardboard (and a whole lot of creativity). No electronics or 3D printers—just imagination and household materials. 📸 Step 4: Submit Your Entry Upload your videos and photos to enter. 🎥 Dice roll + Build video 📷 1 photo of your project + 1 photo of you with it 📝 Optional sketches, extras, or fun backstory 🏆 5 age groups. 5 winners. $1,000 each. Open to U.S. residents ages 5+. Enter by September 22, 2025. DIers, this is your moment. Blow their minds with your cardboard brilliance. 👇 🔗 https://hubs.la/Q03D_wlN0 We can’t wait to see what you come up with! #ChompShop #CardboardGenius #Creativity #CreativeProcess #DestinationImagination

Challenges previews are available!

🚀 You’ve seen the sneak peeks… now it’s time to bring the magic to life.

This is your moment to create a space where students can build confidence, solve real problems, and discover what they’re capable of.

Start a Destination Imagination Challenge Experience team and grow something amazing. 💡

📅 Full Destination Imagination Challenges unlock August 1 for registered teams. https://hubs.la/Q03z33r10
👉 Let’s do this: https://hubs.la/Q03z33kd0

The clock starts soon!

🚀 In just TWO days, the 25–26 season of the Destination Imagination Challenge Experience officially begins!

Registered teams will unlock access to the full lineup of STEAM-based Team Challenges designed to spark creativity, innovation, and teamwork like never before. 🎨🧪🎭🌍

Not registered yet? There’s plenty of time to join the fun. Start your team today and preview this season’s Challenges here:

🔗 https://hubs.la/Q03zz4hV0